RE: OT: Reading the Oracle Tea Leaves

I think these are just statements of direction...

I set goals for myself all the time, setting them is a lot easier than reaching them!

If I had met my goals, by now I would be a millionaire, perfectly fit, pleasant to everyone, intelligent, perceptive, street wise, useful to everyone who comes in contact with me, etc. etc.

I am way behind where I should be!

: )

Patrice Boivin
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        From:   Jack C. Applewhite [SMTP:japplewhite_at_inetprofit.com]
        Sent:   Thursday, April 26, 2001 10:56 AM
        To:     Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
        Subject:        RE: OT: Reading the Oracle Tea Leaves

        Ian,

        Past history forces me to disagree.  If it takes Oracle as long to
"perfect"
        AutoTuning as it has to "perfect" the Cost Based Optimizer, DBAs
will
        continue to be in demand for decades to come!

        Jack

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        >>> ian_at_SLAC.Stanford.EDU 04/25/01 06:36PM >>>

        I foresee the database being sold as a turn key product configured
by Oracle
        at a reduced price.   In order to receive the discount the purchaser
would
        have to agree not to mess with the init<SID>.ora parameters, nor
take any
        action which would enable or disable any database options.  "What?!,
not
        change init.ora parameters", you scoff.  Remember that Oracle 9i has
some
        autotuning capability.  I expect, at first, autotuning will not work
as
        advertised, but over time will mature into a powerful product.

        Ian MacGregor

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